Anonymous wrote:We're paying a recent college grad $40/hr for 4 neighborhood kids - all within a year of each other. We're paying her using a payroll service above the table. We've made the position month to month.

Our hire is still on their parent's health insurance. Fingers crossed.

We aren't US citizens, you idiots voted (collectively) for the current government.

40 dollars an hour per family? Or total? T

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Anonymous wrote:Are you kids enrolled in a DC public school? If yes, why do you need a certified teacher rather than simply hiring a responsible "distance learning supervisor" who helps the kids take full advantage of the on-line resources and live instruction the school will provide. How about a grad student in education you pay around $30-$40/hour?

Child care. Its a nanny share but no one wants to call it that.

+1 I'm so confused why we are calling a nanny-share a "pod" now. Is it just because there is more schoolwork involved so now we call it a pod instead?

We're paying a recent college grad $40/hr for 4 neighborhood kids - all within a year of each other. We're paying her using a payroll service above the table. We've made the position month to month.

Our hire is still on their parent's health insurance. Fingers crossed.

We aren't US citizens, you idiots voted (collectively) for the current government.

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Anonymous wrote:We are playing $30/hr over the table for four kids, two families. 2nd and K, same school for all. She will school us 8-12, then go home and supervise her own children who are in high school. We feel EXTREMELY lucky to have found her.

And I hope you get your privilege as well, when a lot of kids with no internet and going to seriously suffer while you throw money at the problem. Why don't you invite someone to join your elitist pod who otherwise cant afford it? Same goes to every other one of you disgusting selfish people on this thread. Shame.

This is a ridiculous position to take.

Anonymous wrote:We are playing $30/hr over the table for four kids, two families. 2nd and K, same school for all. She will school us 8-12, then go home and supervise her own children who are in high school. We feel EXTREMELY lucky to have found her.

And I hope you get your privilege as well, when a lot of kids with no internet and going to seriously suffer while you throw money at the problem. Why don't you invite someone to join your elitist pod who otherwise cant afford it? Same goes to every other one of you disgusting selfish people on this thread. Shame.

We are playing $30/hr over the table for four kids, two families. 2nd and K, same school for all. She will school us 8-12, then go home and supervise her own children who are in high school. We feel EXTREMELY lucky to have found her.

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Anonymous wrote:Everyone realizes that “pods” are just private schools where YOU DO ALL THE WORK, right?
You do the recruitment, the HR, the instructional coaching, the supervising, the procurement, etc etc.


And everyone realizes that there’s only a finite number of teachers, right?

My friend, a pediatrics RN, who is leaving the nursing field due to her hospital’s failure to provide PPE or other basic protections just accepted a “pod running” position. You might be surprised by the credentials of the people taking these roles.

Now THIS is pod running!

5 families, $20k per family, year round. $385/week/family. 6 hours/day so $65/hr for a full-time teacher who creates all content.

I would think about $25-30/hour per kid, maybe a bit less if there are more kids. More if they are creating curriculum and you are not using the materials provided by DCPS.

Would you each be employers (like a nanny share) or would you have a different model?

I was thinking about this last night. I would need 75k and my health insurance covered.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are you kids enrolled in a DC public school? If yes, why do you need a certified teacher rather than simply hiring a responsible "distance learning supervisor" who helps the kids take full advantage of the on-line resources and live instruction the school will provide. How about a grad student in education you pay around $30-$40/hour?

Child care. Its a nanny share but no one wants to call it that.

I've complained about setting my kids up for all their Zoom meetings and printing out their homework, but those are minor annoyances/distractions. My children don't need a distance learning butler.

How old are your kids? My 1st and 2nd graders didn't cope well with self-directed learning this spring, no matter how many Zoom meetings they could attend with classmates at their DCPS. If the children had been in the upper grades, perhaps they could have stayed on track without near constant supervision. We're planning to hire a distance learning supervisor with another family we basically isolate with.

How is a pod of kids in different classes supposed to work?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are you kids enrolled in a DC public school? If yes, why do you need a certified teacher rather than simply hiring a responsible "distance learning supervisor" who helps the kids take full advantage of the on-line resources and live instruction the school will provide. How about a grad student in education you pay around $30-$40/hour?

Child care. Its a nanny share but no one wants to call it that.

I've complained about setting my kids up for all their Zoom meetings and printing out their homework, but those are minor annoyances/distractions. My children don't need a distance learning butler.

Feel free to unenroll then, madame.

Anonymous wrote:Everyone realizes that “pods” are just private schools where YOU DO ALL THE WORK, right?
You do the recruitment, the HR, the instructional coaching, the supervising, the procurement, etc etc.


And everyone realizes that there’s only a finite number of teachers, right?

My friend, a pediatrics RN, who is leaving the nursing field due to her hospital’s failure to provide PPE or other basic protections just accepted a “pod running” position. You might be surprised by the credentials of the people taking these roles.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are you kids enrolled in a DC public school? If yes, why do you need a certified teacher rather than simply hiring a responsible "distance learning supervisor" who helps the kids take full advantage of the on-line resources and live instruction the school will provide. How about a grad student in education you pay around $30-$40/hour?

Child care. Its a nanny share but no one wants to call it that.

I've complained about setting my kids up for all their Zoom meetings and printing out their homework, but those are minor annoyances/distractions. My children don't need a distance learning butler.

Thanks for the guffaw.